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The imaginary mascot has made Itasca recognizable to people who don't even know the town of 1,500 is 45 miles south of Fort Worth. ESPN has done a story on it, as has The New York Times. A Dallas radio station has called it the quintessential Texas high school football nickname.
Port Neches-Groves High School, Port Neches, Texas [23] - The Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas is calling for an end to using the Indian mascot. The school district had cited a 1979 document in which a former chief of the Cherokee Nation had given permission for the mascot, but this was revoked in 2020.
The program began in 1936, and over the past 25 years has been one of the top high school football programs in Texas, with five state championships since 2008, ten final fours since 2003, 25 consecutive playoff berths (1999-2023) with a won-loss record of 290–48 (.858) over that time, and 16 consecutive district titles (2006-2021). [2]
The high school's "Indian" mascot has garnered controversy for being racist and culturally insensitive, in line with a greater trend in the United States. [3] These depictions include the use of the chant " Scalp 'Em", referring to the school's football field as "the reservation ", and cheerleaders crafting and wearing ersatz war bonnets ...
The 2013 team became the first team in high school history to score 1,000 points in a single season. [28] After a 91-0 blowout of Western Hills a parent of the losing team filed bullying charges with the school district. [29] [30] A reporter for the Associated Press called Aledo a "powerhouse" in Texas high school football. [30]
Dickinson High School is located in Dickinson, Texas, United States, in the Dickinson Independent School District. The school serves most of Dickinson, all of San Leon, the majority of Bacliff, and portions of League City and Texas City. [3] The school colors are blue and white with red trims. The Dickinson Gators' school mascot is "Big Al" the ...
Midland High School (officially Midland Senior High School) is a public high school located in Midland, Texas and is part of Midland Independent School District.The original Midland High School was built in 1926 and was moved twenty-three years later to a new building in 1949 where it currently sits today.
Lubbock High School predates the incorporation of Lubbock, Texas by 18 years. Lubbock High's colors are black and gold, and its mascot is the Westerner. The school primarily serves students from the central and eastern parts of Lubbock, but the school's LEAP (Lubbock Exemplary Academic Program) magnet program serves students from all over the city.